A Randomised, db, Placebo-controlled, Parallel Group Efficacy and Safety Study of BI 1356 (5mg), Administered Orally Once Daily for 18 Weeks Followed by a 34 Week Double-blind Extension Period (Placebo Patients Switched to Glimepiride) in Type 2 Diabetic Patients With Insufficient Glycaemic Control for Whom Metformin Therapy is Inappropriate (Intolerability or Contraindication)
A Randomised, db, Placebo-controlled, Parallel Group Efficacy and Safety Study of BI 1356 (5mg), Administered Orally Once Daily for 18 Weeks Followed by a 34 Week Double-blind Extension Period (Placebo Patients Switched to Glimepiride) in Type 2 Diabetic Patients With Insufficient Glycaemic Control for Whom Metformin Therapy is Inappropriate (Intolerability or Contraindication)
Efficacy of BI 1356 compared to placebo in patients for whom metformin therapy is inappropriate (intolerability, contraindication). The second part of the study looks at the safety of BI 1356 in this patient population with longer term treatment in comparison to a sulfonylurea drug (glimepiride)
Inclusion criteria Patients between 18 and 80 years old with type 2 diabetes and insufficient glycemic control (HbA1c 7% to 10%) for whom metformin therapy is inappropriate (intolerability or contraindication)
Exclusion criteria Myocardial infarction, stroke or Transient ischaemic attack in last 6 months Treatment with rosiglitazone or pioglitazone, GLP-1 analogues, insulin or anti-obesity drugs in past 3 months Impaired hepatic function Severe renal impairment current treatment with systemic steroids change in dosage of thyroid hormones hereditary galactose intolerance